Monica Nashandi

Monica Nashandi (née Shivolo; born 12 October 1959) is a Namibian diplomat and politician. Nashandi was Namibia's ambassador to Scandinavian countries as well as the former High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. Nashandi was removed from the SWAPO list for the 2009 general election because she had not registered to vote, a requirement under Namibian law. Nashandi was Namibia's ambassador to the United States of America from 2019 to 2020.

Quotes

"What’s the opposite of fear?" (2020)

"What’s the opposite of fear?", Medium (May 6, 2020)

• Women were doubly exploited.

• Traditionally, women were supposed to be confined to the kitchen — that is exploitation. And then they were exploited by the system because it favored men over women.

• There were military vehicles with people tied to the exhaust pipes, dragging them to death.

• They would come at night and harass us before school started. Then they would go into the classrooms with their weapons and kick out the teachers to disrupt the school. We were so scared.

• Imagine that kind of resolve — not telling your mother you are leaving your family and fleeing the country.